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Southwestern Community College

Sylva, NC · Town · 1,249 students
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$5,207
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
53%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
32% typical
$34,145
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$38,832 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
0% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Consistently ranked among the top community colleges in the nation, Southwestern Community College (SCC) provides accessible, high-quality education nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina. The college is especially renowned for its premier Health Sciences division—which boasts exceptional licensure pass rates in fields like nursing and radiography—as well as its regional Jerry Sutton Public Safety Training Center and seamless university transfer pathways. Campus life is defined by a close-knit, supportive environment with deep ties to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and unique curricular offerings like an Outdoor Leadership program that directly leverages the surrounding Appalachian landscape.

Location
Sylva, NC, 28779 · Town campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
ATL · Atlanta
137 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,112$13,184
Books & supplies$2,232$2,232
Cost of attendance$15,856$24,928 est.
Average net price$5,207Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$13,184
In-state: $4,112
Books & supplies$2,232
Cost of attendance$24,928 est.
In-state: $15,856
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $5,207
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$4,982
$30–48k
$4,423
$48–75k
$6,494
$75–110k
$7,592
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
53%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
57% graduated · 18% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 25% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$31,660
10 yrs after entry$34,145
Debt
Median at graduation$10,500
Monthly payment$111
Middle 50% owe$3.5k–$14k
90th percentile$20,954
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — mixed transfer/career: 32% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 30%Women 70%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell grant
36%
First-gen
44%
Family income
$21,372
Independent
48%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
58%
Race & ethnicity
White
73%
Hispanic
12%
Black
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
Non-resident
1%
AI/AN
5%
Unknown
2%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$7M
Full-time faculty
19%
Faculty salary
$6,459/mo
Teaching spend
$9,346
per student
Federal loans
5%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — mixed transfer/career
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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